The Pat Kenny Show

Our expert this week on the show was Dr Niall Hogan  Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at St. James Hospital and Niall gave advice on the treatment and recovery of sports injuries.

On a drizzly morning in July 1915, thousands of people watched the S.S. Eastland turn over in the Chicago River while tied to the Clarke Street dock.  844 passengers, including 21entire families, died in less than 20 minutes in the middle of the fourth-largest city in the United States. Playwright Jocelyn Clarke is here to tell us the story which is portrayed in a new play. Eastland previews in the Samuel Beckett Theatre on 30th August.

Assaults in Dublin are down, yet there is still a perception that the capital is unsafe, why? We discussed this with the Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and the Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght University Hospital.

Biden says ‘’no place for white supremacy in the US’’ following the killing of three people in a racist shooting in Florida. We get the latest Stateside with Terry Sheridan Managing Editor, WSHU Public Radio.

Lough Neagh over the past few months has been experiencing an ecological collapse. The Complex nature of local government and the failure to restore the Stormont assembly have been cited as contributing to the demise of the lough. To hear more on this Pat spoke to Newtown Emerson, columnist with the Irish Times. 

Donna Cambridge’s son Jaxon was due to start pre-school at Before 5 Family Centre in Cork next week. However, on Wednesday night, parents received an abrupt text message to say the northside facility would be closing with immediate effect, leaving almost 100 children and 14 staff members in limbo. Donna spoke to Pat this morning.

With the potential addition of 20 new TDs in the new Electoral Commission, and with some top politicians at risk of losing a seat we discuss what the Electoral Commission recommendations might bring with Adrian Kavanagh Geography Lecturer at Maynooth University. 

Now that the dust has settled and leaving cert students have had time to digest their results from Friday, what’s next for these would-be freshers? To discuss with Pat was Brian Mooney, Guidance Counsellor and Irish Times Columnist.

Do we need more camera surveillance on our bus and cycle lanes, we discuss with Conor Faughnan Transport Commentator and CEO of the RIAC.

A look back on the stories of the week with our Friday Forum. Joining Anton today was Jack Power News Reporter at the Irish Times, Emer Currie Fine Gael Senator, and Jennifer Whitmore Social Democrats TD for Wicklow and Spokesperson on Climate.